Legal Marijuana Now Party

Legal Marijuana Now Party
Abbreviation	LMN
Chairperson	Rudy Reyes
Founded	1998; 26 years ago (1998)
Preceded by	Independent Grassroots Party (1996–1997)
Newspaper	Freedom Gazette
Ideology	Cannabis legalization
International affiliation	Socialist International Global Greens Progressive Alliance
Colors	Green, gold, red
Seats in the Senate	0 / 100
Seats in the House	0 / 435
Governorships	0 / 50
State Upper House Seats	0 / 1,972
State Lower House Seats	0 / 5,411
Website
www.legalmarijuananowparty.com
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The Legal Marijuana Now Party (LMN) is a political third party in the United States. The party's platform includes abolishing the Drug Enforcement Administration and legalizing hemp and marijuana.^[1] As of 2024, the party has ballot access in Minnesota and Nebraska.

The Legal Marijuana Now Party was established in Minnesota in 1998 to oppose marijuana prohibition. In 1996, the Grassroots Party of Minnesota split, with some former members forming the Independent Grassroots Party. By 1998, members of the Independent Grassroots Party formed the Minnesota Legal Marijuana Now Party.^[2] In the 2010s the party began expansion attempts to other states, gaining presidential election ballot access in Iowa for the 2016 election by petition.^[3] The party continues expansion in the 2020s, gaining ballot access in Nebraska as the Nebraska Legal Marijuana NOW Party in 2021.^[4]